Newzoids

Newzoids
Genre Comedy
Satire
Voices of Jon Culshaw
Debra Stephenson
Lewis MacLeod
Simon Greenall
Jon Clegg
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of series 2
No. of episodes 12
Production
Running time 30 minutes (inc. adverts)
Distributor ITV Studios
Release
Original network ITV
Original release 15 April 2015 (2015-04-15) – present
Chronology
Related shows Spitting Image (1984–96)
2DTV (2001–04)
Headcases (2008)
Dead Ringers (radio) (2000–07, 2014—)
External links
Website

Newzoids is a British topical satirical puppet/CGI sketch show that is aired on ITV and is a co-production between Citrus Television and Factory.[1] The show has a similar style of presentation to that of Spitting Image, a show it has been compared to,[2][3][4] in that it features comedic satirical scenes that spoof current events at the time of each episode's broadcast, with many well known celebrities of different fields (i.e. politics) often portrayed in a satirical fashion, with voices provided by impressionists Jon Culshaw, Debra Stephenson and Lewis MacLeod, all current stars of the similarly-themed BBC Radio 4 comedy Dead Ringers,

The first series of Newzoids began airing on 15 April 2015 to coincide with the general election in May 2015, and as of September 2016, the show consists of two series.[5][6]

Characters

All celebrities featured in the show are portrayed through the mixed use of live-action puppets and CGI effects; the puppets are filmed first, with the footage later enhanced with CGI eyes, eyebrows, and mouths. Each puppet's design, from the puppet's face and head setup and hair, the costume they wear and the CGI effects used on it, are designed to provide a satirical appearance for the celebrity to work alongside their portrayal within the show. One example of this comes with Nigel Farage - his character is designed to feature one eyes being slightly bigger and often being wonky and spinning around at times, while holding a pint glass of beer in one hand and a cigarette in the other, and often acting somewhat racist and bigoted at various times. Other examples include: David Cameron being portrayed as posh in both behaviour and clothing; Ed Miliband being clumsy and accident-prone; Donald Trump having a cat on his head for a wig.[2][3][4]

Series 1

The following celebrities were introduced for the show in this series:

Politics

Sport

Television

Royalty

Musicians

Other

Series 2

The following celebrities were introduced for the show in this series:

Politics

Sport

Television

Royalty

Musicians

Others

Transmissions

Series Start date End date Episodes
1 15 April 2015 20 May 2015 6
2 3 September 2016 8 October 2016 6

Reception

Newzoids has received mixed reviews.[8][9]

References

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